Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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- S: (n) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus) "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
- S: (n) preference, penchant, predilection, taste (a strong liking) "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
- S: (n) taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness (delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)) "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
- S: (n) taste (a brief experience of something) "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence"
- S: (n) taste, mouthful (a small amount eaten or drunk) "take a taste--you'll like it"
- S: (n) taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth) "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
- S: (n) taste, tasting (a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds) "a wine tasting"
- S: (v) taste, savor, savour (have flavor; taste of something)
- S: (v) taste (perceive by the sense of taste) "Can you taste the garlic?"
- S: (v) sample, try, try out, taste (take a sample of) "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
- S: (v) smack, taste (have a distinctive or characteristic taste) "This tastes of nutmeg"
- S: (v) taste (distinguish flavors) "We tasted wines last night"
- S: (v) taste (experience briefly) "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"